The Hymnal ‎#133

133. With broken heart and contrite sigh

With broken heart and contrite sigh,
A trembling sinner, Lord, I cry:
Thy pardoning grace is rich and free:
O God, be merciful to me.

I smite upon my troubled breast,
With deep and conscious guilt oppressed;
Christ and his cross my only plea:
O God, be merciful to me.

Far off I stand with tearful eyes,
Nor dare uplift them to the skies;
But thou dost all my anguish see:
O God, be merciful to me.

Nor alms, nor deeds that I have done,
Can for a single sin atone;
To Calvary alone I flee:
O God, be merciful to me.

And when, redeemed from sin and hell,
With all the ransomed throng I dwell,
My raptured song shall ever be,
God has been merciful to me.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: With broken heart and contrite sigh
• Author: Cornelius Elven (1852)
• Meter: L.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1916
• Topic: Ash Wednesday and Lent; Parochial Missions

Tune Information

• Name: EISENACH
• Composer: J. H. Schein (1628)
• Adapter and Harmonizer: J. S. Bach
• Meter: L.M.
• Incipit: 13455 43256 71766
• Key: D Major